IndieAuthors.Social NewsMar 5

The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.
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The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 5
The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way https://www.writersdigest.com/the-failed-plot-and-the-novel-i-gained-along-the-way #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #ThrillerFiction #novelwriting #PlotBeats #Plotting #Plot #plot
The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Feb 12
Giving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It Needs https://www.writersdigest.com/giving-your-thriller-the-relentless-pace-and-gripping-tension-it-needs #WriteBetterFiction #Mystery/Thriller #ThrillerFiction #startingastory #BetterPacing #WritingPlot #PlotBeats #Genre #Plot #plot
Giving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It Needs

Award-winning journalist Jennifer van der Kleut shares four tips for giving a thriller the relentless pace and gripping tension it needs.

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsOct 16

Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.
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Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.

Writer's Digest
Writers Digest (unofficial)Oct 16
Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving https://www.writersdigest.com/plotting-or-plodding-how-to-keep-your-story-moving #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #TipsForPlotting #PlotBeats #Plotting #Plot #plot
Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 15, 2025
5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel https://www.writersdigest.com/5-steps-to-avoid-the-muddle-in-the-middle-of-your-novel #WriteBetterFiction #HowToWritePacing #plotdevelopment #BetterPacing #MiddleSlump #HowToPlot #PlotBeats #pacing #Plot
5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel

Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan reveals five steps for turning the muddle in the middle of a novel into the magic in the middle.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 10, 2025
How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You) https://www.writersdigest.com/how-to-use-cliffhangers-and-not-make-readers-hate-you #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #ReaderPromise #Cliffhangers #PlotBeats #PlotTwist #Plot #Hook #plot
How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You)

Bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg shares how to use cliffhangers in your stories in a way that makes readers happy (and not enraged).

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Writers Digest (unofficial)May 23, 2025
Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character’s Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot https://www.writersdigest.com/heart-first-brain-later-why-your-characters-emotional-arc-matters-more-than-your-perfect-plot #characterdevelopment #WriteBetterFiction #EvokingEmotion #characterarc #EmotionalArc #Character #Emotional #PlotBeats
Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character's Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot

Dr. Finnian Burnett makes a case for why a jagged emotional arc for your character matters more than a perfectly constructed plot.

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